Wolf’s Sports Bar in West, Texas, is the kind of place where all the regulars
are known by a nickname. It is a mark of both intimacy and affection and one
that perfectly encapsulates the friendly nature of this tiny speck of a town
of 2,700 souls, where folk all know one another and where everybody has each
other’s back.

Within half an hour of entering, I find that the locals have given me my own
nickname. “Hey, London — want another drink?” Wolf, (Thomas Wolf) the bar’s
owner calls out as I chat to Hi-Tech (Clint Mashek), the town’s go-to